The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that a 41-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) died because of complications from asthma at the so-called Tent City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Raul Hernandez, Foreign Affairs spokesman, confirmed the reports earlier sent out by migrant workers' group Migrante International.

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